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Phalangium. Linnaeus, 1758. Type species. Phalangium iberica. Schenkel, 1939. Synonyms. Cerastoma. Phalangium is a genus of harvestmen that occur mostly in the Old World. The best known species is Phalangium opilio, which is so common in many temperate regions that it is simply called "harvestman".
Phalangium opilio. (Arachnida: Opiliones, Phalangiidae) Harvestman, Daddy longlegs, Harvest spider. Of the many species of harvestmen known, P. opilio tends to be the most common in relatively disturbed habitats such as most crops in temperate regions. Like the spiders and most adult mites, harvestmen have two major body sections and eight legs ...
Phalangium opilio (also known as the common harvestman, brown harvestman and daddy longlegs) is a species of harvestman belonging to the family Phalangiidae.
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Learn about the Common harvestman (Phalangium opilio), a small, reddish-brown arachnid with long legs that lives in various habitats. Find out how to identify, distribute, and conserve this harmless creature that does not spin silk or produce venom.
Mar 14, 2024 · Phalangium opilio and Iporangaia pustulosa are two species of daddy longlegs that have vestigial eyes on the side of the head. These eyes reveal that the arachnids’ last common ancestor lived 537 million years ago, older than previously thought.
Aug 5, 2021 · A daddy-long-legs of the species Phalangium opilio. Despite its spider-like appearance, it is a member of a grouping called harvestmen. Credit: Caitlin M. Baker. The first sequenced genome of a...
Aug 4, 2021 · We assembled the first harvestman draft genome for the species Phalangium opilio, which bears elongate, prehensile appendages, made possible by numerous distal articles called tarsomeres. Here, we show that the genome of P. opilio exhibits a single Hox cluster and no evidence of WGD.
